SPOT 7 Earth-observation satellite launched on June 30th, 2014

The SPOT 7 Earth-observation satellite, designed and developed by Airbus Defence & Space, was launched on the 30th of June 2014 from the Satish Shawan Space Centre in India. Its 1.5m resolution Naomi camera is equipped with Sodern's stripe filters. The attached snapshot is one of the first picture taken by SPOT 7 and it shows magnificent colors of the Fidji islands.